Lexicon PCM Native Stringbox Owner's Manual

PCM NATIVE STRINGBOX

OWNER’S MANUAL

The Lexicon® Legacy continues...

...with the PCM Native Stringbox

For over 40 years Lexicon® has been recognized as the gold standard of digital reverb and effects processing and has continuously introduced leading edge technology for the audio industry. Lexicon again rocked the audio industry with the introduction of the PCM Native Reverb and PCM Native Effects Plug-In Bundles, the ultimate bundles for creating professional, inspirational mixes within popular DAWs like Pro Tools any other VST

RTA S

compatible platform.

With all the ﬂexibility you would expect from native plug-ins, these powerhouse plug-ins offer legendary Lexicon processing with the most versatile and ﬁnely crafted studio presets. Designed to bring the highest level of sonic quality and functionality to all your audio applications, the PCM Native Series Plug-Ins will take center stage in your DAW.

, Logic®, and

, Audio UnitTM, or

Congratulations and thank you

for purchasing the PCM Native Stringbox plug-in. With decades of legacy products to pull from, the PCM Native plug-ins include the ﬁnest collection of factory presets available. Designed to bring the highest level of sonic quality and functionality to all of your audio applications, the PCM Native plug-ins will take center stage in your DAW.

Quick Start

• Open your DAW and choose the Lexicon plug-in from your list of plug-ins

• In the plug-in’s window, select a category

• Select a preset

• Adjust parameters (optional)

• Save the preset (optional)

It can be as simple or as in-depth as you’d like. The included presets work well for most situations, but you can easily adjust any parameter and save any preset. See the “Factory Presets” section for more information on editing, loading and saving presets.

Included Items

• PCM Native Stringbox software CD

• iLok license code

• This manual

Table of Contents

Installation ............................................... 1

Install the Plug-in .................................... 1

iLok License ............................................ 1

First Look—The User Interface ................ 2

Overview ................................................. 2

Strings Window .................................. 3

Decay/Tone Parameters ..................... 3

Level Meters ....................................... 3

Preset Category.................................. 3

Preset Selector ................................... 3

Slider Parameters .............................. 3

Control Buttons .................................. 3

Combo Box Parameters ..................... 3

The Realtime Display .............................. 4

Off ...................................................... 5

String Resonance View ....................... 5

The Control Buttons ................................ 6

Compare ............................................ 6

Store ................................................... 6

Reload ................................................ 6

Presets ..................................................... 7

Loading a Preset ..................................... 7

Storing and Managing Presets ................ 8

Portable Presets ...................................... 9

Where are presets stored? ...................... 10

Tempo Mode Presets ............................... 11

Getting the most out of your computer .. 12

The Algorithm .......................................... 16

Stringbox ................................................ 17

The Parameters ....................................... 18

Chorus ................................................ 18

Decay Envelope ................................. 18

Delay Mode ........................................ 18

Keyboard ............................................ 18

Low Bright, Mid Bright, High Bright ... 18 Low Decay, Mid Decay, High Decay... 18

Low Trim, Mid Trim, High Trim ........... 19

Mix...................................................... 19

Note Selection ................................... 19

Output Level ...................................... 19

Pan Mode ........................................... 19

Predelay ............................................. 19

Rolloff ................................................. 19

String Response ................................. 19

Tail Width ........................................... 20

Transposition ...................................... 20

Tuning Master..................................... 20

Tuning System .................................... 20

Lexicon Plug-Ins & Upgrades ................... 21

Available Lexicon Plug-Ins ...................... 21

Upgrading .............................................. 21

Installation

Install the Plug-in

Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The Installer should start automatically.

If the Installer doesn’t start automatically, you can start it manually by opening the appropriate ﬁle on the CD:

Mac®: Use the “.dmg” installation ﬁle Windows®: Use the “32-bit.exe” or “64-bit.exe” installation ﬁle

Once the Installer is open, follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

iLok License

You must download the license to your 2nd Generation iLok USB smart key before running any program that might use this plug-in. If a valid iLok license is not present, the initial plug-in validation scan will fail and you may not be able to run the plug-in without digging into your system. For more information go to www.iLok.com.

Important! Your PCM Native Plug-in will not work without an authorized



2nd Generation iLok USB smart key inserted in your computer’s USB

port!



First Look—The User Interface

Overview

When the plug-in is instantiated, you will see a window that looks something like this:

Preset

Slider

Parameters

Control Buttons

Preset

Strings Window

Stringbox has a unique metering system that shows just which strings are resonating. The strings window is a real time visual representation of the piano strings vibrating based on the energy in each resonator. There is a string image for each note. If that string is resonating, then the string image brightens.

The Decay/Tone parameters can also be adjusted in this graphical display by selecting the group of Decay/Tone parameters, then left clicking and dragging the nodes on the corresponding colored line.

Decay/Tone Parameters

Filtering, decay and level can be set here in each of 3 bands. The resulting curve is displayed in the strings window, represented by matching color coded lines.

Level Meters

Shows the input, output and feedback levels. The Feedback meters measure the energy level being fed back into the beginning of the delay line.

Preset Category

Presets for the algorithm are grouped into categories to make them easier to ﬁnd. Clicking in this area will show the list of categories. Selecting a category will load the presets for that category in the Preset Selector.

Preset Selector

Displays the list of presets within the selected category. Selecting a preset from the list will cause the preset to be loaded into the plug-in.

Slider Parameters

These are the fader type parameters.

Control Buttons

These buttons are used to compare, reload and store presets. This is explained in more detail in the “Control Buttons” section of this manual.

Combo Box Parameters

These are the combo box type parameters. Each parameter is described in the “Parameters” section starting on page 18.

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